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Originally Posted by zukes
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- Baertshci and Monahan 11 minutes and change each - why? Even if you want your better defensive players on the ice to preserve a lead, why not play these guys in OT? WTF are Galliardi and Street doing on the ice in OT over these guys? Baffling
- Not impressed with Ramo, especially in the shoot out. Started out okay, but when pressure mounted he lacked confidence. That siad, I won't pass judgement for a while.
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I don't really have a problem with Galliardi and Street being on the ice its not like the Flames were struggling 4 on 4 in OT. For almost the entire 5 minutes they were in the offensive zone and nearly scored a few times.
As for Ramo he just needs to learn to be aggressive in shootouts/breakaways. If you breakdown the goals he let in it is not as bad as it seems. First goal was a clear breakaway from the blue line. Two goals were on the powerplay from the best one in the league last year (First goal by Ovechkin was tipped). The other goal was a quick shot off the draw that caught Ramo off guard.
If the team takes less penalties, win more draws and eliminate defences lapses they easily would have won. That being said Ramo needs to be able to show he can steal a game here and there.